Cookies

1. Introduction
1.1

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small data files, used as unique identifiers. Each cookie is unique to your web
browser. A cookie contains anonymous information and is sent from the server of the website
you are viewing to your computer or mobile phone. It will be stored on your device and only
that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Sent cookies may be sent
back to the websites servers with updated data as you browse the website.
Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first party cookies) or they may be set by
organization which are not the owner of the website you are viewing (third party cookies). For
example, they may be set by other websites which run content on the page you are viewing or by
a third party analytics company. The website you are visiting may also contain content
embedded from other website and these sites may also set their own cookies. A website might
use a third party advertising network to deliver targeted advertising. These cookies may also be
able to track your browsing across different sites.
There are two types of cookie, described below.
Session cookies
Session cookies are stored only temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from your
device when the browser is closed.
Persistent cookies
This type of cookie is saved on your computer for a fixed period (usually a year or longer) and is
not deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies are used to identify you from one
browsing session to the next, for example, to store your preferences, so that they are remembered
for the next visit.
2. How does Wizz Air use cookies?
Our website, wizzair.com, uses cookies. The cookies are placed by WIZZ Air Hungary Ltd.
(registered seat: 1185 Budapest, BUD Nemzetkzi Repltr (BUD International Airport)
Building No. 221; company registration number: 01-09-964332; data privacy registration
number: 01001 (we, us, our).
We use cookies to improve your user experience by enabling our website to identify you, either
for the duration of your visit (using a session cookie) or for repeat visits (using a persistent
cookie). The cookies we use may:
(a) be strictly necessary to enable you to move around the site or to provide certain basic
features; or
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(b) enhance the functionality of our website by storing your preferences, for example. They
record the choices that youve made (for example, your username or language selection)
and allow us to provide a more personal experience; or
(c) help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user
experience. Information supplied by these cookies is anonymous and helps us to
understand how our visitors use our website so that we can improve how we present our
content to you. These services are generally performed by independent measurement and
research companies and so the cookies may be third party cookies.
If we did not use cookies, our website would think that you are a new visitor every time you
move to a new page on our website for example, when you enter your login details and move
to another page, it wont recognize you and it wont be able to keep you logged in. We also use
cookies to enable the advertisers to target their advertising or marketing messages based for
example, on your location and/or browsing habits.
We need to use all three categories of cookies (strictly necessary, functionality and performance
cookies) to maintain our websites effectiveness and to provide you with a user friendly website.
Therefore, these cookies cannot be disabled independently and by continuing browsing on our
website and using our online services you agree that we may place these cookies on your device.
Our website also uses online behavioural advertising cookies to enable Wizz Air to tailor
advertising and make it more relevant to you, based on the areas you look at on our website and
your IP address geo-location. These cookies are placed by third party advertising networks with
our permission.

3. What to do if you dont want cookies to be set

The acceptance of the placement of cookies is voluntary. If you prefer, you may block some or
all cookies, or delete cookies that have already been set. You can find full details of how to
manage and/or opt-out from cookies on different types of web browser on
www.aboutcookies.org, or
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/block-enable-or-allow-cookies (for Internet
Explorer), or
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (for
Mozzilla/Firefox)
https://support.google.com/chromeos/answer/95647?hl=en (for Chrome)
http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/ (for Opera)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042 (for Safari)
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However, you need to be aware that if you block or delete strictly necessary, functionality and/or
performance cookies sent from our website, you will be unable to use the site for booking and
should call our call centre to proceed with your query.
You can view the types of cookies used on the Wizz Air website and for information on how to
change settings for and/or opt-out from the cookies used on Wizz Air website.
You have the right to request information on the data processing, and to request the rectification,
erasure or blocking of your personal data (if any) collected by the placement of cookies. In the
unexpected case when the rights related to the personal data are breached, you have the right to
turn to the Hungarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority (Nemzeti Adatvdelmi s
Informciszabadsg Hatsg, 1125 Budapest, Szilgyi Erzsbet fasor 22/C.; telefon: +361+391-1400; telefax: +36-1-391-1410; e-mail: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu) or to other competent
authorities (if any) or the competent court. If it is allowed under the applicable law, you can also
object to the data processing (if any). Your detailed rights and remedies are set out in the subchapters 13-17 and 30 of the Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and
Freedom of Information.

Types of cookies used on the Wizz Air website

1.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to enable you to move about the site and to use its features
you have requested during the course of booking (such as using your WIZZ Account). These
cookies allow our web servers to respond to your actions on the website or browsing the website
during the booking flow. The booking flow wouldn't work for you without it. These cookies also
ensure a consistent user experience during the users journey on the Wizz Air site and that you
receive up to date and consistent information and also enable load balancing on wizzair.com to
provide optimum speed and performance as you navigate through wizzair.com.
Strictly necessary cookies during the booking flow set by the Wizz Air website
Cookie name

Purpose

ASP.NET_SessionId This cookie is used to allow you to sign in to the Wizz Air website. This
cookie will be removed when you close your browser session.
1.2 Functionality cookies
These cookies enhance the functionality of website by storing your preferences. Functionality
cookies record information about choices youve made (such as your username or language) and
allow us to provide more personal features.
Examples of functionality cookies set by the Wizz Air website
Cookie
name

Purpose

Culture

This cookie enables us to remember the language you choose during your last visit,
and it expires within one year.
1.3 Performance cookies
These cookies used for internal purposes to help us to improve the performance of the website,
providing a better user experience. Information supplied by cookies is anonymous and helps us
to understand how our visitors use Wizz Air websites so that we can improve how we present
our content to you. These services are generally performed by independent measurement and
research companies. In this case, these cookies may be set by a third party company (third party
cookies). Third party cookies are identified in the list below, together with information as to how
you can opt out of receiving them. However you should be aware that if these cookies are
disabled you will be unable to use the site and should call our call centre to proceed with your
flight booking.
Examples of performance cookies set by the WIZZ AIR WEBSITE and our suppliers
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Wizz Air Cookie Purpose

name
or
Supplier
Google Analytics This is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics
sets a cookie in order to evaluate use of those services and compile a report
for us.
Opt-out of Google Analytics cookies.
__utma

Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is typically written to the browser upon
the first visit to our site from that web browser. If the cookie has been deleted
by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits our site, a new
__utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this
cookie is used to determine unique visitors to our site and it is updated with
each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that
Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the
cookie as an extra security measure. It expires two years from the set/update.

__utmb

Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is used to establish and continue a user
session with the site. When a user views a page on the site, the Google
Analytics code attempts to update this cookie. If it does not find the cookie, a
new one is written and a new session is established. Each time a user visits a
different page on the site, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus
continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on the site
for longer than 30 minutes. You can modify the default length of a user
session with the _setSessionCookieTimeout() method. It expires 30 minutes
from set/update.

__utmc

Google Analytics cookie. This cookie is no longer used by the ga.js tracking
code
to
determine
session
status.
Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to
determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user. For
backwards compatibility purposes with sites still using the urchin.js tracking
code, this cookie will continue to be written and will expire when the user
exits the browser. However, if you are debugging your site tracking and you
use the ga.js tracking code, you should not interpret the existence of this
cookie in relation to a new or expired session.

__utmz

Google Analytics cookie. This cookie stores the type of referral used by the
visitor to reach your site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a
website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to
calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within your
own site. The cookie is updated with each page view to your site. It expires 6
months from set/update.
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median_count

Tracking script cookie. It gives information on the number of visitors and

visited pages.

1.4 Online behavioural advertising cookies

These cookies are used to tailor the advertising to each user. The purpose of these cookies is to
work out what advertising might be most relevant to you based on the areas you look at on our
sites and your IP address geo-location. These cookies are placed by third party advertising
networks with our permission. For more information about online behavioural advertising
cookies and opt-out controls, please go to: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.
Examples of online behavioural advertising cookies set for users
Identity of the supplier

Purpose and explanation how the cookie is used

Adara Media

The user profiles that are created by use of cookies enable Adara to
show targeted ads. Those ads are highly relevant to the user given
his/her recent search and booking behavior on www.wizzair.com.
If a user visits www.wizzair.com for the first time and gives his
consent to set this cookie, then a cookie is created in the user's
browser. The cookie itself carriers no information other than a unique
identifier (e.g. ABC12345) that allows Adara to recognize the user
across the web. Because no personally identifiable information is
collected, Adara is unable to associate the cookie with a particular
individual's name, address or other personal information. Once Adara
identifies a visitor on a 3rd party website Adara can show a relevant
ad to this user.
The intended use of this tracking is behavioural targeting where the
tracking reads Segment Pixel and performance tracking where the
tracking code reads Conversion Pixel.
Name of the cookies: sess (expire session: 1 month), uuid2 (expire
session: 3 months), anj. (expire session: 3 months) Opt-out choices:
http://appnexus.com/platform-policy#choices

Appnexus

Gravity

Wizz Air can use these cookies on other sites to modify online
adverts based on your browsing history. It enables the advertising
provider to collect information about your visits to other websites,
about the advertisements you have been shown and which ones you
have
clicked
You
can
disable
this
service
at:
http://api.worldgravity.com/static/optout.html

4. Wizz Air partners

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When you use our partners websites, a cookie may be set by the visited website. We do not run
these sites and therefore we do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check
the relevant third party website for more information about these.
5. Changes to this cookie policy
We keep this cookie policy under regular review and we retain the right to modify or withdraw
the provisions of this cookie policy any time by our unilateral discretion. The modification of
this cookie policy can take place in particular if it is necessary due to changes in legislation,
practice of the competent authorities, commercial/ customer needs or newly discovered security
risks. This cookie policy was last updated on October 10, 2013 If questions or comments arise in
relation to this cookie policy, please turn to customerrelations@wizzair.com. This cookie policy
is applicable simultaneously with our Privacy Policy (http://wizzair.com/en-GB/privacy_policy).